hello guys,

this is my first post and i would really love to revive my plumeria plant. i bought it from my friend (planted on ground) and did a repotting exercise. i see that the leave are drooping in the taller ones. the smaller plant still looks ok though. its 3 days but there are signs of revival.

its summer here in dubai but these are getting some shade as well. i have done good amount of watering as required and added some fertilizer as well while i transplanted it. please see the pics. these are two different plants and both leaves are drooping.

please help...all suggestions welcome.

cheers

If it was planted in the ground and then dug up and placed in a pot, it could just be in a state of shock. It should come back around once the roots adjust to their new home.

I agree. It may lose those leaves, but in the end it will recover. Just don't water much til you see active growth. It needs to get rooted again.

TeamCll said:If it was planted in the ground and then dug up and placed in a pot, it could just be in a state of shock. It should come back around once the roots adjust to their new home.

thank you . will wait for that and keep you guys posted. appreciate the advise. actually last 2 days i am also in state of shock and i keep seeing the leaves

plantmanager said:I agree. It may lose those leaves, but in the end it will recover. Just don't water much til you see active growth. It needs to get rooted again.

sure. thanks for the reply. i was asking many people and one of the big garden stores here told me its due to under watering and i was watering it twice daily till i see excess water being drained down

"i have done good amount of watering as required and added some fertilizer as well while i transplanted it."

Plumerias like to be on the dry side here so make sure you do not water a "too much" quantity that might trigger rotting. A very well draining potting mix like cactus potting mix would be good.

When you fertilize plumerias, look for low nitrogen, high phosphorus fertilizers. An example would be a fertilizer with a NPK Ratio of 10-30-10 or 10-50-10. Blooming creates branches afterwards, which is good; and too much nitrogen just makes them zoom higher and higher sans flowers or branches.

luis_pr said:"i have done good amount of watering as required and added some fertilizer as well while i transplanted it."

Plumerias like to be on the dry side here so make sure you do not water a "too much" quantity that might trigger rotting. A very well draining potting mix like cactus potting mix would be good.

When you fertilize plumerias, look for low nitrogen, high phosphorus fertilizers. An example would be a fertilizer with a NPK Ratio of 10-30-10 or 10-50-10. Blooming creates branches afterwards, which is good; and too much nitrogen just makes them zoom higher and higher sans flowers or branches.

ok, thanks for the insight. i will do as mentioned. also just an update, one of the plumerias have now stood up though there are leaves drying and falling off.